Babies who dies of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) while sharing beds may be in danger.
Here’s a recommended list of how to put your baby to sleep:
Put infants to sleep on their backs.
Put babies to sleep on a firm sleep surface (a crib mattress covered by a sheet).
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Snoring kids are 3 times more likely to wet their beds so watch out if your kid snores. Make sure he or she gets enough rest so chance of snoring are decreased.
Bedwetting and snoring have been linked in both adults and children, Dr. Emmanouel I. Alexopoulos of Larissa Universi ...
Here’s an interesting article on bedtime body language.
A man’s favorite sleep position — which reflects the type of partner he’ll be — is generally the one he assumes right before he nods off. “That’s the strongest indicator because it ...
Check out this list of 40 facts about sleep after the jump:
-The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes during a rocking chair marathon. The record holder reported hallucinations, paranoia, blurred vision, slurred speech and memory and con ...
Lucid dreaming is when you know you are dreaming inside a dream. I am sure many of you have had that experience before. There are ways to increase your chances of having a Lucid dream. Wikipedia has a good list of induction methods for lucid dreaming including these:
Fall a ...
Well, I guess the twitch that people do (including myself) right after falling asleep is perfectly normal according to some researchers.
This strange falling sensation and muscle twitch is known as a hypnagogic myoclonic twitch or “Hypnic jerk” If this has happened to you on ...
Sleepwalking, why do people do it? Personally, I have sleepwalked in the past. I had just flown once around the world and my body was so tired that it must have decided to go on its own. At least that is better than this Chef who sleepwalks and “cooks”, that is sc ...
Wikipedia has a nice description of sleep paralysis:
a condition characterized by temporary paralysis of the body shortly after waking up (known as hypnopompic paralysis) or, less often, shortly before falling asleep (known as hypnagogic paralysis)
Stanford University has a nice ...
